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Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd

Wassailing and weird creatures in Wales

The Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd is a popular annual family friendly event, featuring old traditions, strange customs, capers, and weird creatures…

The Green Man at Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd

England and Wales come together for the Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd

The Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd is a popular family friendly annual event of old traditions, strange customs, capers, and weird creatures…

The Green Man at Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd

Customs, capers and creatures in Chepstow

The Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd is a very popular family friendly annual event of old traditions, strange customs, capers, and weird creatures…

The Green Man at Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd

The Chepstow Wassail & Mari Lwyd

The Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd is a very popular family friendly annual event of old traditions, strange customs, capers, and weird creatures which this year takes place on 19th January 2013…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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